PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (13): O157, romaine lettuce, increasing cases, fatality

E. coli — United States
Case count update
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Since the last update on 9 May 2018, 23 more ill people were added to this outbreak.
As of 15 May 2018, 172 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O157:H7 have been reported from 32 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from 13 Mar 2018 to 2 May 2018. Ill people range in age from 1 to 88 years, with a median age of 29. 65 percent of ill people are female. Of 157 people with information available, 75 (48 percent) have been